A purported Malawian flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York has become the centre of social media talk.
Malawian netizens have since made a meal out of the flag which is hoisted upside down at the world stage at which President Peter Mutharika is currently for the UN General Assembly.
Commentators have mostly said that the flag being hoisted upside down is just symbolic of the state of things in the country.
However, some quarters have dismissed the poetic justice talk and have insisted that it is just a human error that led to the flag being held upside down and Malawians should stop reading too much into the error.
Other quarters still have dismissed the upside down flag as ‘fake news’, generated through image manipulation.
Katembenuzeni nanga…kkkk
Well done job for mutharika
That means the country is indeed nose diving
The reflection is quiet a real……there is no need fr quenstions & ” qustioning kkkkkk
The reflection is quiet a real……there is no need fr quenstions & ” qustioning kkkkkk
MZOVU MZEDI
It happens even when they were opening Athletical Madrid new stadium the team flag was upside down mind u it was a grand opening for that sake.
Zaziii
Ndivuto la embassy kumeneko chifukwa amayenera kuona zimenezo very bad
AZONDOTSAWA SAKUNAMA WE ARE IN ARE IN TOTAL BLACKOUT.SUN IS NOT RISING ANY MORE
Of course, the real issue is – why is Malawi in the UN? The UN is a satanic organisation, the embryo of the one world government as foretold in the Bible.
bad omen
The sun is going down
People can’t see the irony or sarcasm in this. It might be deliberate. Koma Zovuta. LOL.
thus why Malawi is not developng see how this European looks at us. So shameful.
That’s being disrespectful to my country. . . but the message is clear there… zithu sizili bwino ku Malawi kuli mdima dzuwa silikutulukanso.
Lack of patriotism will make y’all misunderstand this issues. This is the highest form of disrespect! You would know if you knew who puts national flags on poles and why do they fly high.
Kukhala m’Malawi ndikulimba mtima
Every thing here in Malawi is UPSIDE DOOWN.
Be it Education, Economy, Development, Democracy, Politics, Business, Security, Health etc
So the UN is trying to tell the Malawi Nation the Truth in a POLITE way.
What is UPRIGHT here is CASHGATE and KORA AKA SONO.
This is a sign of showing that u have given this country to foreigners who doesn’t know about their own system what a shame
UN is sending a message to all Malawi nationals that their nation is upside down!!!!
so wats the hussle?the flag is at un.kwatha.FRM ZAMBIA
so wats the hussle?the flag is at un.kwatha.FRM ZAMBIA
Firing Dem Iz A Mistek Coz R Pate Mates
That’s not Malawi’s flag
kkkkkkkkkkkk
THIS PROPER GRAPHICS MANIPULATION OF THE ORIGINAL PHOTO. LOOK AT ALL THE ADJACENT FLAGS – IT IS THE TOP RIGHT CORNER THAT IS BENT DUE TO BLOWING WIND. BUT THE MALAWI FLAG HAS THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER BENT BY THE WIND. THIS MEANS SOMEONE DELIBERATELY TEMBERED WITH THE PHOTO AND PUT THE MALAWI FLAG UPSIDE DOWN. I CAN EASILY DO THE SAME TRICK TO ANY PHOTO. SHAME ON THE ONE WHO DID THIS.
ha ha…poor Malawi…even the flag is corrupt!!
MarcusGarvey flag
Shame
Yestarday Tnm Super League Results
Kkkkkkk.unfortunate.
vuto Mbendera plus that Judge mulungu anakwiya basi
Dziko likuganiza moteroso maka kutsogoliko ukoo. Nchifukwa zambili zasokonekela .
Just a mistake in placing it on the pole. I find no sensible reason for this thing turning ‘viral’ on social media, expect to mediocre people.
All it’s happening because of changing the flag
Kkkkk….this is strange
Isher Yungdrewz BUT WHYYYYY!!!!!!!
Kkkkk malawi kuzondoka
mbuzi ndi zomwe zimatiimilira kumenekozo,zina ndi zimene zangonyamukazi…moti sizikuona??
NOT WORTH NEWS…LETS DISCUSS MAJOR ISSUES HERE.. We understand in China they want to restrict all cars which use fuel replacing thenm with electric cars now instead of thinking kuti kunoko ndimagetsi ake amenewa titani kuti tisazavutike ndi galimoto zi we are here discussing about flag z opanda ndi mchere omwe….a flag doesn’t speak
The current dpp government is running with sinners.
This author of the article surprises me a lot. I don’t see an issue here to raise an alarm. Mistakes are all over the world and are not of great concern. We have issues in this country worth publication for the development of our country but our cheap journalists are interested in issues that have no impact to this country and the world at large. No matter the flag was upside down still it represents Malawi. How did he he recognize it as Malawi’s Flag?
I am very sorry for this author I hope school hasn’t done any good to him. We want pertinent issues and not issues of no significance to the nation. Even you Malawi 24, what do you think Malawi will benefit from this article? I am disappointed with you. Be resourceful so that you should publish articles that will change peoples’ mind.
This is news. Anywhere in the world it would have been terrible news. You are so pathetic indeed….This is news. A flag of Malawi was raise upsiden-down….The sun was no longer rising….that is news. Malawi flas tiptoed….thats news my brother/………..wa DPP iwe eti.,..?
Jesus help our nation
Kkkkkkkkkk olo magesi akeso ndiozondoka
can anyone borrow mi k50 I want tu buy cigarette plz chibaba
SUN DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe something Happened to One of Malawian Soildiers in the UN Misission
But malawi remains the same mwina inuyo mwasintha
the reason behind iz that we usualy go there for medical checkup not UNGA meeting
Kkkkkkkk koma amalawi.
what in a Kenyan flag or a photo manipulation of the Kenyan, Libyan, Malawian flag ?
Kkkkk mwina kwapita anthu osayenela nchifukwa yazondoka Kkkkkk tiuzeni amene apita ndizomwe akukapanga plz
jst come back mr president , coz thats rudeness
You may take this lightly or funny but it’s an outright insult chipongwe
Even the president is upside down no wonder the flag is like him
Iii Malawi wathu this is sad
How about those hoisting party flag higher than national flag! Right here on our streets! It’s the same rot!
How about those hoisting party flag higher than national flag! Right here on our streets! It’s the same rot!
then tell them to put the flag up correctly please
It was a mistake actually and it happens.
kkkk,yep! dats my nyasa i know,
Malawi ndiye ameneyo mumalimbikila zopanda phindu. Gd in marking poor in doing.
Nothing wrong the sun is setting . tiyembekeze mdima kukubwerako .
So now We are upside down. shaaa
Diwa likagwa zimatelotu mesa APM palibe chake kodi mitu sikigwila basi
Just to remind u ppo, upside down flag = war that means Malawi is at war, but with who?????
That would ironically mean that things in Malawi are upside down. So never make it a mistake to think that it is a mistake because this is not the first time Malawi has participated in international conferences and UNGA in particular.
Though things may seem to be upside down as some are trying to make us believe, I refuse to be included in such sayings. My mind is right, I walk upright and everything around me is upright not upside down. Don’t tell me my thinking capacity is shallow that I don’t know what they are trying to mean. The message to take home should be : people, animals, cars, tress and whatever you may name are upright kkk
That’s your own opinion
You are very rite.
I can see now. Even in dirty and mady water, pigs find their pleasure
APM’s speech starts from Z to A,hero to zero & profound to severe! stupid!
Lol they r bunch of people hu gat no business with poor nations
Kkkkkk Timakwanae
They don’t count on us
Koma kumenekoooooo!!!!
This is not good omen ???
Kkkkkk ndiye ndiminyamatu kkkk
But why us?
Yah! The sun is no longer rising but setting in Malawi symbolising how dark the country has become. Corruption from top to bottom, left, right and center.
Kungowavetsetsa coz amaganiza zama a lawansi
How can a national flag be hoisted upside down? If it realy happened,then malawi should investigate the reasons behind this.why malawi’s flag only?
Soon this country will no longer have that flag anywhere coz everything is turning from bad to worse look at the poor currency which still dwindles the prosperity of life
Mnzachimidzi
Eish, this is not good at all, any it even happens anywhere
Everything in the country is topsy turvy. Are you surprised any way? Look at Jean Kalirani welcoming APM in New York. She is in full DPP attire. Jean Kalilani is DPP even in her DNA.
Mzungu ameneyo afunika mbama
U news reporters learn how to write positive stories about ur country. UN IS LIKE A lion without teeth, it can roar but it cant bite. Many people are suffering world wide but UN Keeps on a blind eye. How long will people continue to suffer under UN?
Im not suprised at all there’s a huge message behind this#WeNeedToChange
Mbola man,such kind of things wouldn’t have happened had it ben we were in kamuzus era,malawi yapotoka,bad governance,kuzondoka kwa flag..it all manifest Kutu leadership ndioyozondokanso..apanga dala kut ma citizen tizipsa mtima..dpp yazondoka..kkk
I see nothing wrong here let us be positive about our beautiful country…..this I suppose is due to lack of knowledge by those flying the flag. This shouldn’t be an issue at all and I hope they are sorting it out so soon.
So what? Inu simnavalirepo panti mkati?
Kkkkkkk
Even it goes up side down . she is my country . It’s me to make it up right. (Zivute zitani) untied we are, we Malawian she is warm heart of Africa and beautiful home. Next year I will go home to eat my usipa and konkhowoli.
Crystal clear no edition, thats how things are in this country
very embarrasing to the warm heart of africa
Hahahahaha
Hahahahaha! This only reflect on how we do our things here in Malawi. Just imagine those people who work at our embassy in UN dont know how our flag looks like. Job opportunities are not on merit but according to who is at our side politically, shame!
I will comment later
What a coincidence!!! Perhaps te audiences in the meeting should not listen to a 100 paragraph speech of Muthalika but rather humbly and honorably come out of the UN building and see the flag. Thats exact reflection of our country Malawi.
Wait a minute, maybe its a ritual ceremony of his(president)
hahahaaa don’t make me laugh….actually thats how exactly things are being run in Malawi..atlist that tells us that going to parastatals and force them to fund party functions when the parastatals can’t even repair a water pipe line is running government upside down. in other words….. “backwards” some say its a mistek? Mayb the country is run by mistek. I hope Mr president will set a Commission of Inquiriy
We deserve this because of corrupt leaders
Editing
The ambassador must be fired!
No that is not a point at all.
Eeeeeh koma mmalawi akhoza kukupha mwapanga kale nkhani…ayayayaya
Ndi nkhani kumene!
Eeeeeh ndakuopani kkkk
Lol Those who do understand idioms got that one right
Pitani kaikonzeni
Kkkkkkkkkk it wasn’t a mistake everybody knows that things are upsise down here since Munthalika’s take over
Everything in Malawi is like that,upside down
That’s just a mistake hope so,,,nevertheless our Malawi is not on good track!
Makes no difference. Show me your first eye,ear or nostril!
ts quite shocking 2 our nation coz evn do dngz r nt upright bt UNGA ppo must rspect de Malawi’s citizens.UNGA z conveying bad message 2 de world about MW.
It’s a human error.
i got a reason; its because they never include us in UN..,lets turn it upright they ‘ll soon include our nation. but this upright setting should start from our country Malawi!…….,i Malawi the warm of Africa
No . Malawi is no longer a warm heart of Africa
it is!
Hot Heart of Africa
kkkkkkk?
This is hw Mw is right nw
Action is speak more than word.
Thats not a Malawian flag,just by turning it upside down it became something else.
That is a point . This is the super brain.
The flag represents how bad things are in our warm-heart of Africa.
Can anything good come out of Malawi?
Sunset…
Sure that is a point. You coming right.
It’s jus amedia set dus na such thing da flag canna only go one direction don’t make it an issue mine your kids need uniform instead for buying data bundles
They know kuti things in Malawi are upside down
True
Flag must be respected every where vc is total mistake its like our nation too have the same image……. too bad for us…..zosakhala bhoo
Mzungu ndi Mzungu basi.Paliphunziro pamenepo.Ozindikira wapeza yankho yekha.
This is no sense how come to upside my frag ,who do this have to be fired
Thats a true refrection of current malawi under the wise leadership of this group of thieves called DPP
Surely it’s an insult, it’s not a mistake we can not Lough at ourself because God does not look us down, may this big shame reversed to them times 7
The message is clear
im still deciding who to blame
Our ambassador was present when this was done and it had his full approval
Nothing Strange Pamenepa Likewise Kuno Ku Malawi We R Already In Upseted Stuation,azingobwerako Akungoononga Mitsonkho Ya Amalawi Za Zii Instead Of Transforming His Country Into A Good Image Not As It Is Of Now.
The problem with our journalist is that they do not ask the relevant authorities to confirm the story before publishing it,the picture is fake because the flags are arranged in an alphabetical order from Albania to Zimbabwe,secondly, the picture was taken last year
@ gonani,it looks like u know much of these issues on how frags r being arranged in new york,but my point is,it may look like u r contradictin urself,over the information u r tryin to give us here,firstly u r sayin the pic is fake,secondly u r also sayin the pic ws taken last year,so which is which
…l dnt think the same pic which is fake can also at another time became real,in the sense that,was taken last year,infact how do you know it was taken last year
ndibodza limeneli anthu kufunila dziko lanu lomwe minyama ana asatana!!! Maflag amakhalapo nthawi zonse kuli msokhano !!!!olo kulibe
Frag yathu yokongola mpaka kuipangila nsanje? Trump ndi wachipongwe kwambili.
Shame
I think u don’t know what your Malawi is not upside down,,,,you should do more travelling then see how is Mwalawi today
Tell them brother
What is Mwalawi @ #Jacob_Matomola ?
Were doing fine my bro;was in south@frica last week but its unfortunate that we stayed almost the whole without electricity,,,but here I don’t think we have ever experienced such situation,,we shouldn’t put blame on our leaders but we’re to work hard
Jacob Matomola how can we work hard while some are there buzy pulling down???wat they care most is to misuse our taxes buzy divert our money into their pockets.Do u think if they are doing best???
My bro lets pray hard to almighty God that we elect a good leader because since Democracy there have been massive destruction of resources
Dont cheat others malawi is not doing fine.
useless
mbuli inu ndi azungu anuwo fwetseki proudly malawian
kkkkkk, vito si oyikawotu. koma wapitayo chifukwa nayenso ndi wozondoka mutu. malawi tikusawuka chifukwa cha banja lachina mutharika
Maybe is sold
If the country is upside down are you not there?what have you done to make it upright?
The message is clear. That’s exactly how Malawi is right now, upside down. I have a bottle of coke for the erector for the job well executed.
Mpake nanga anthu ali ku USA sokhano wa mayiko not chipani wina wapita atavala piece ya DPP
Kma Malawi
The country is upside down as well..leave the flag like that until things improve
Munthu olemela samacheza ndi munthu osauka aziwuzana chani demn it mwanyanya kulibela ziko shiit .
true upside no citetezo kuba laka no wonder mbeu utsika kwabasi
Thy must be fined
Nanga anaiika coco ndani kapena m’momwe ilili?
Eish malaw
Vuto ndioyika flagyo ameneyo nde ndimbola
Since the country itself is upside down, why can’t the flag be upside down.
If we are no more staying there tell us Donald Trump shiit .
This is symbolic of our state of affairs in our nation.
I just don’t know how they pull the flag up there, but don’t think its a mistake, something is cooking on.
APM can’t c this kkkkk
Then what do you expect APM to do?
Mwawona tanyozeka ndi kunja komwe kkkkkkkk
yiti yiti imeneyi
Where is our ambassador at UN? This error could be sorted out by our embassy officials before the opening of UN general assembly.
It is a minor problem, but our seriousness is required.
Kkkkkkkk
Where was our ambassador at the UN? This error could be sorted out by our amberssy
koma amakweza mbenderayo ndani? kodi nthumwi ndi kazembe wa malawi sadawone zimenezi?
Eish malaw
We all can see it’s a mare mistake but stupid media just making a meal out it because they want to get attention thy don’t deserve
you got some guts to call that a mere mistake?
of all the many flags there..only Malawi flag bcomes mere mistek? Maybe our country is run by mistek
Hahaha you call it a mistake? Wake up my brother Eddie Rajab
Do you even know who puts flags on there? Lmfao that’s no mistake that’s pledging legions
Mistake do happen guys you think those people got agenda with our country off all the rotten countries in Africa? Just that our country Malawi is is in a bad state I don’t rule out personal vadata though
Za ziiii, ndithu
Palibe cholakwika tilikale upside down Malawi yonse
wapangtsa nd mzimayi uyuyu akumaikra kumbuyo zopusayu…Kma ndye zangoonetseratu kt kumalaw ckuli bhoo
eeeee zovuta
Kkkkkkmmm dziko la upside
To error is human
Mbili yakuba ndalama zaboma yafika patali zayenela zimenezi kuchitika zilibwino kwabasi
Mmmmmm
This is national issue not a party issue
I personally don’t see any ‘party’s connotation in Kaliba’s comment.
Probably you are the one with something premeditated.
Kaliba samasekelera zinthu zopusa. Zilibwino kwabasi pamenepo ndikutero ineyo
Kkkkkkkk
I think our president must come back home coz mamericas kudzikonda,then asadzapiteso mwina akuona kuti malawi sidziko.
Malawi ngati fuko limachitanso zozondoka kaya.
Palibe chalakwika pamenepo.
But why my malawi?
Kkkkkkkk koma flag yawoyo kuno tingaitero? Kungavutetu
It’s not a mistake though,things are also upside down in our country these UNGA people did that to send a message.
Hope you right
The way things are in our country, the word upside down befits the situation
Ua toking bro
Yaap moffat
Was about to say the same thing
Haha haha good people when are you to be proud of our nation?
We are proud as same time we’re worried with the state of our beloved country
Mau
Kkkkkkkkkkk pple we will start walking upside down too very soon… lo..
Exactly
Waitting to see what will it be like
Kkkkkkkkkkkk
Am sure most of the replies here r cming frm thoz of us aged btween 20-35yrs.this z a clear indication kut achinyamata sizikuenda nt bcoz we dnt try bt we were born n a coutry whre we r nt gven reasons 2b partriotic hence”every man for himself”z a strategy we go by.Shameful..MW z dry to most youths.so however the flag z positioned whereva it is means nothing cz even f t wz put uprght initially stil our own tax monies wud b given as allowances to malawian attendees.Who cares
I hope Mr president will set a Commission of Inquiry to luk into that issue.
So it means we are upside down?
Kkkkk Mercy Phiri
Kkkkkkk things are also upside down chilungamo chimawawa
Malawi kusalidwa kkkkkk
Eeeh umphawi sizinthu guyz tikhala tili ndi chuma bwezi sizili chonchi..
Is that an issue?
yes,,a big one
Definitely a big issue that need to be investigated
Flag upside down not an issue? This country has no patriots indeed. This is mockery of our country. But my guess this is just a mistake
But you kikikiiii not an issue? Flag is always protected my brother
my friend do u know the meaning of a flag?try to do that with ?? flag ngat mmene apangiramu one time
It will also be a mistek
Sure madala.
Our diplomats are to blem .
Yet we have our diplomats there